Loft insulation in Norwich

What that means for your loft

Many semis have lofts that have been part-boarded over the years, often straight onto the joists. Where that has flattened the insulation underneath, raised boarding lets you keep the storage and restore the insulation; 28% of homes in Norwich are semi-detached.

Rows of terraced homes account for 26% of the housing in Norwich. In a terrace, heat can be lost through a thin or patchy layer just as easily as through an empty loft, so we look at how even the existing insulation is as well as how deep.

Around 29% of Norwich homes are flats or maisonettes. If your flat is on the top floor, the loft above is often shared with neighbours or belongs to the freeholder, so permission comes first.

With 23% of households in private rented homes, tenants in Norwich should talk to their landlord about insulation. Most improvements to the building are the landlord’s to arrange.

What homes in Norwich are like

At the last census (2021), Norwich was home to around 201,000 people across some 94,000 households. Flats or maisonettes make up 29% of homes here; semi-detached account for 28%, terraced 26% and detached houses or bungalows 17%. Most of the housing here is owner-occupied: 53% of households own their home, 23% rent from a private landlord and 24% rent social housing. More than half of homes (56%) have at least three bedrooms. The median age of residents is 37.

Free quotes in Norwich and nearby

We work in Norwich and neighbouring areas like Taverham and Drayton, Wymondham, North Walsham, Attleborough and Dereham.

We will usually want to know the type of house, roughly when it was built, and whether there is any insulation in the loft already. Photos of the loft can help if it’s easy to take them.

Figures: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics, built-up area of Norwich; bedrooms are approximate, from the census areas that make up the town. Percentages are rounded.